infantryman

Example Sentences

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When I was an infantryman in the U.S.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2025

He served two tours in Iraq between 2003 and 2006, as an enlisted Marine infantryman and scout sniper, and then left the service to become a lawyer.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2024

He fled agricultural service in Kilmarnock as a teenager to get to Glasgow to enlist as an infantryman before ending up "right in the forefront" of the battle for Monte Cassino.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

Valery Shyrokov, 47, an infantryman and mortar gunner who volunteered in 2022 and served, among other places, in the bloody battle for Bakhmut, uses the word “disappointed,” but his manner suggests something far stronger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2024

Pumpkin had not been big and bold enough for a grenadier nor clever enough for a light infantryman.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes